Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 613)
From: The Elderly Nursing Core Set and the cognition of Portuguese older adults: a cross-sectional study
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Female | 425 (69.3) |
Male | 188 (30.7) |
Age | |
65-74 years | 40 (6.5) |
75-84 years | 203 (33.1) |
> 85 years | 370 (60.4) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 67 (10.9) |
Married | 109 (17.8) |
Widower | 411 (67.0) |
Divorced | 26 (4.2) |
Education | |
Illiterate | 195 (31.8) |
Did not go to school but knows how to read and write | 29 (4.7) |
Attended school but not higher education | 369 (60.2) |
Higher education | 20 (3.3) |
Residence | |
Day center | 106 (17.3) |
Residential home | 507 (82.7) |
Multimorbidity (n= 572) | |
Yes | 390 (68.2) |
No | 182 (31.8) |
No data | 41 |
Cognitive deterioration (MMSE) | |
Yes | 334 (54.5) |
No | 279 (45.5) |
Mean (DP) | |
Functional profile (ENCS) | 2.34 (1.132) |
Self-care | 2.72 (1.259) |
Learning and mental functions | 2.41 (1.127) |
Communication | 1.89 (1.268) |
Social relationships | 1.84 (0.597) |